Behavioral activation is part of the ‘B’ or behavioral side of cognitive-behavioral therapy that focuses on changing what people do. I should mention that during college, I worked in the laboratory of ...

To the chagrin of professionals who dedicate careers to complex solutions, sometimes the simplest intervention is the most ...

Physicians who work with children and teens have seen it before: The “summer slump.” When school lets out for summer break, students no longer follow routines, complete tasks or participate in groups ...

Freelance journalist Anna Codrea-Rado was burned out after writing a book. A therapist prescribed a technique of scheduling leisure time alongside work, including SMART goals. She describes how two ...

If it’s felt nearly impossible to get out of bed since the clocks turned an hour back in November, you’re definitely not alone. It’s natural to feel a bit sluggish and sad when the days are dark and ...

One of the worst things about clinical depression is its cruel circularity. Feeling lousy smothers motivation; loss of motivation leads to inactivity; inactivity makes depression worse—and on and on.

Both CBT treatments (that is, CBT-E and CBT-C) were based on a common CBT manual and structured through phases typically used in CBT. 56 Patients participated in 50 min of individual manualized ...

In a study of 1117 perinatal adults receiving behavioral activation therapy, the odds of endorsing suicide ideation decreased by 25% with each treatment session and by 80% at 3 months ...

What is behavioral activation (BA) treatment and how does it differ from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)? BA and CBT are quite fundamentally different. BA is what we call an outside-in treatment, ...